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Rock Roasters Mexico Zongolica 250g coffee bag

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Mexico Zongalica

Light Roast Mexico

Plummy, sweet and smooth. Grown by a women's cooperative in the Zongolica region of Veracruz, Mexico.

Grind — Wholebean

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Size

Grind

Clear

Tasting notes

Plum Smooth Sweetness Caramel

ProcessWashed

RegionZongolica, Veracruz

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Flavour profile · What your palate will find

Tasting notes

Juicy plum and a smooth, caramel-like sweetness. More comes through as it cools.

Plum Primary note

Dark, winey fruit with a slight tannic grip.

Smooth Sweetness Secondary note

Caramel Tertiary note

Cooked-sugar sweetness with a soft, buttery edge.

Cup characteristics

Body

Acidity

Sweetness

IntensityLight

Mexico

Where it comes from

Zongolica women's cooperative

Zongolica, Veracruz, Mexico

This coffee is grown and produced by a women's cooperative in the Zongolica region of Veracruz, in the mountains of eastern Mexico. We're getting more detail from the co-op on its members and how the coffee is processed, and we'll add it here when we have it.

ProcessWashed

Espresso parameters

Dose18g / 36gin / out

Yield time25–30sseconds

Temperature92–94°C°C

Ratio1:2brew ratio

Good as pour-over or espresso. Pour-over puts the plum front and centre.

Step by step

Grind fresh. Set your grinder to fine and dial in until the shot runs in 25–30 seconds.

Dose and distribute. Weigh your dose, distribute evenly, then tamp with consistent level pressure.

Pull the shot. Start your timer. Adjust grind coarser if too slow, finer if too fast.

Taste and adjust. Sour = grind finer. Bitter = grind coarser.

AeroPress parameters

Coffee17gmedium-fine

Water220mlfiltered

Temperature85–90°C°C

Press time~1 mintotal steep

Inverted method recommended. Stir twice before pressing for even extraction.

Step by step

Assemble inverted with plunger at position 4. Add coffee.

Add water, stir 10 seconds, then place filter cap on top.

Steep 60 seconds, flip onto cup, press slowly over 30 seconds.

Stop before the hiss. Dilute with water to taste.

Cafetière parameters

Coffee65gper litre

GrindCoarsechunky, even

Temperature94–96°C°C

Steep4 minbefore plunging

Stop pressing with 1cm to spare and pour immediately to avoid over-extraction.

Step by step

Pre-heat with hot water, discard, then add coarsely ground coffee.

Add water just off the boil, saturate all grounds. Stir once.

Place lid (plunger up) and steep for 4 minutes.

Press slowly and pour immediately.

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